I was wondering what I should count towards my putting average. Most of the time when im just off the green where most people would chip I like to putt because I am horrible at chipping. Should I be counting those strokes as putts? or only count the putts from the green towards my putting average. As of now im counting the putts I take off the green towards my average. Thanks.

I count my putts like the pro tour does, number of strokes I take after I land on the green. If I miss the green, and putt from the fringe, I do not count it. But if I am on the green, then putt off of the green, and chip back on, I count that as a putt. Maybe that makes sense.

It depends on what you want to use the stats for. If you don't count off-green putting strokes as a putt, what would you count them as? It sure is not a chip either! If you want the stats to provide a valid insight into your short game I guess there's no alternative to counting them as putts, no matter what the tour pro's do. Especially when you realise we, mere mortals, play a lot more putts from the fringe than those pro's do!